Word: sixteener
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...like in the Sweet Sixteen, another four days of college hoops drama that will whittle down the men's tournament to the precious Final Four? Got Georgetown in your office pool? Are you an Ohio State alum? Want the Salukis of Southern Illinois to crash the big-school party? No matter who you're pulling for this weekend, just pray for one thing...
...last year's Sweet Sixteen, Washington had a three-point lead against UConn with eight seconds left to play. Rather than send a UConn player to the line, Washington let Rashad Anderson hit a three-pointer with 1.8 seconds left to tie it. UConn won in overtime. And on it goes. "It's a no-brainer," says CBS commentator Mike Gminski, who starred at Duke and played 14 years in the NBA, of the fouling strategy. "There are so many scenarios that have to happen for fouling to backfire, while if you don't foul, a three-pointer...
...Fair enough, Flannery. But for my (tournament pool) money, those Sweet Sixteen coaches should be leaning left every time...
...stay on to deliver the best possible experience. Public education always has room for improvement, and there should be vocational school alternatives readily available for those students who are looking toward such post-graduation careers. Public education certainly cannot improve if students are allowed to give up on it. Sixteen is also an arbitrary and inappropriate age at which to make an unarguably life-altering decision. Two years can make all the difference in a child’s intellectual and moral growth and the development of his or her passions. For the same reason, 16-year-olds are restricted...
...third wife: "I went up to Stephanie Tubbs Jones [Ohio Democratic Congresswoman], and I said, 'I met her.' And Stephanie said, 'Shut up!'" Now with his new bride constantly at his side, Kucinich has picked up his campaigning a little. Speaking to the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, he broke into Sixteen Tons (standing ovation from Jesse Jackson; four stars on YouTube). At an event in Nevada, Kucinich ended his speech with his new move: after listing his goals, he asks, "Why is it I'm able to do this?" Then he puts his arms out and spins, waiting for someone to yell...